Examples of El Salvadorian Chaos!!

El Salvadorian Chaos, what do I mean???:
 I think the times of the junior races have changed at least 3-4x DAILY….Amara is so gracious, just rolls w/ it. The first day of her racing she had just complied her first stage, was headed home….when she was informed that she had a SECOND race in 40 min!! So, she put on her smile….and pulled off a 2nd place finish!!
 The traffic, well driving is INSANE….honestly we come w/in a inch of death at least 2x per ride…and we have 10 ppl stuffed into this eurovan type bus…sitting on coolers, doubled up in the front seat, all w/o seat belts of course.
 We had COWS on the course 3 times, then dogs, and on coming traffic w/ NO centerline rule….
*Lynn wearing a pink trash bag as a rain coat

 Cars just jump into the caravan, and then pass the pelaton at will….in addition to the oncoming traffic, makes for some tense moments….
 The volcano erupting where the race was to finish on the first RR…which forced the organizers to create a completely new course….and it went off w/o a hitch
 Mudslides on road
 Shrimp delivery guys on motor cycles, w/ these huge plastic shrimps on the back of the moto for advertisement
 The shits
 The race times change multiple time per stage…NEVER have a stage that started as published in the race bible.
 Roundabouts….there’s no organization so it’s life threatening
 Germans w/ NO Shame….
 Pedestrians cross the TT course at will…they see us, but no reguard..Niki almost took out a fancy dancy lady in pink
 Road side 30lbs fish peddler on road side
 Beggar whom we gave a WOW keychain to


 A basket woven Barbie chair…that Kele aspires to fit into for next season
 The prices of local restaurant dinner only $1.35 and w/ dinner you get the runs.
 A/c that doesn’t’ work
 No hot water
 Clothes that cant dry due to the 110% humidity…
 The team posted schedule that changes 15x per day


 Kele always being LATE for every meeting, bus ride to/from race
 Rain for EVERY stage
 KB was almost impaled by a Bull on the first road race
 Flooding streets, due to a tree falling across a river…diverting water down our street….causing massive flooding in our area, canceling our race for the day.
 Losing electricity in the hotel because of the storm, so we they cannot COOK food
 The hotel has ran out of phone cards when we are trapped here in the hotel, and I cannot call to let my family know I’m safe….and I cannot get to the internet café due to the huge rushing, rock filled river in the street.


 Having to scale a fence to get back to the hotel during the flood


 Pasta for every single meal
 Amara getting a trophy, then having it taken back because it was the ‘wrong’ one, only for them to realize several hours later it wasn’t, and returned it!
 4 wheeling in a 2 wheel drive “Jilapie” truck w/ $30,000 worth of bikes on top!
 Nobili having to ride their bikes home from the circuit race as punishment for poor racing (in the pouring rain!!)
 Giving up all our spare food/clothing to aide those affected by this massive flood
 Our team van smelling worse than a men’s hockey locker room!

 Having ONE kit…and NO laundry for rainy, humid, muddy double stage days!!
 Missing my husband’s phone call
 Not able to get cash, because there are NO ATMs, and we cannot drive to a bank! And NO ONE take cards of any kind!!